Assistant Finance Business Partner
Location: Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk
Salary: £30,000 - £32,500 per annum
Fulltime: 37hrs per week
Proposed Interview Date: 12th March (TBC)
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Management Accountants and Financial Controller in preparing and analysing financial information for provision to budget managers, senior management and external stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner.
Key Responsibilities Include:
* Carry out the month end close processes, including identifying, calculating and posting all month end accruals and prepayments.
* Participate in discussions with budget managers in monthly reviews, quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting meetings, accurately capturing information discussed that has a financial impact and translating this into accurate budgets and forecasts.
* Liaise with external auditors as part of the year-end audit process, acting as main point of contact for transactional/ledger queries, routing requests for information to the relevant teams/team members and preparing supporting analysis.
* Support in submission of monthly payroll information to outsourced payroll service, verifying that all staff pay changes, new starters and leavers are captured and calculated accurately.
* Play an active part in the development of new systems, processes and reporting, using feedback from budget managers and others in the business to identify opportunities to deliver improved customer service.
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Educations and Qualifications:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent or qualified by experience (E)
* Minimum AAT-level 2 (E)
Experience:
* Experience of assisting in the preparation of Management Accounts / statutory reporting including accruals/prepayments, posting monthly journals and carrying out budgeting and forecasting activities.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
* Well-established knowledge of financial principles and month end processes.
* Able to communicate effectively with non-Finance colleagues and keen to provide a high-quality service to other areas of the organisation.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
* Well organised, calm and methodical; able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
* Good IT skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams, particularly Microsoft Excel to manipulate high volumes of data to extract meaningful insights.
* Collaborative and adaptable approach. Comfortable handling varied tasks working in a small team.
* Ability to work unsupervised, self-motivated and to judge when to seek advice from manager.
Please note this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check
Closing date: 19th March 2026
Shortlist date: 20th March 2026
Interview date: 12th March 2026 (TBC)